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Weather Update 0600 hrs 07 Aug 08

0600 Hazmat Forecast 8/07/08 for New Orleans

			Thu		Thu Night	Friday		Fri Night
Sunrise/Sunset:		0623		1949		0623		1948

Wind Dir/Speed:	Var/7		W/6		W/7		NW/6
			        
Max Min Temp:		93		76		89		75

Rainfall Amount:	0.04"		0.10”		0.40”		0.15”

Rain/TS Chance:	30%		30%		50%		30%

Visibility:		8sm		8sm		8sm		8sm

River Stage:		5.5’		5.6’		5.7’		5.8’		


Forecast Briefing:

.TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...
THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
30 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 90S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE LOWER 90S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.








0600 Hazmat Forecast 8/07/08 for Head of Passes

			Thursday	Thu Night	Friday		Fri Night
Sunrise/Sunset:		0623		1949		0623		1948

Wind Dir/Speed:	VAR/6		W/6		NW/8		W/7
			        
Max Min Temp:		90		79		88		76

Rainfall Amount:	0.02"		0.05”		0.10”		0.02”

Rain/TS Chance:	30%		20%		50%		30%

Visibility:		8sm		8sm		8sm		8sm


Forecast Briefing:

.TODAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...
THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
90S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
30 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 70S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
30 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 80S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS
IN THE MID 70S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S.
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.










Hazardous Weather Outlook:

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED BUT A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. STRONG THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL INCLUDE
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL UP TO MARBLE SIZE
AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SEVERE WEATHER IN NOT EXPECTED FRIDAY BUT SEVERAL THUNDERSTORMS
WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE FROM THE
NORTHWEST AT AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.